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Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Down under for for the Stereosonic, Foreshore, and Breakout festivals, LMFAO rocked the Live Lounge, Moore Park, in the backdrop of Fox Studios with a solo show tonight. The Take 40 Live Lounge went off, and was presented by cashed up Debit Mastercard.

LMFAO are an electric pop duo from the U.S consisting of DJs Redfoo and SkyBlu, and are one of the biggest party rocking acts in the world right now.

This year the band released their second studio album Sorry For Party Rocking which spawned such epic party hits as Sexy and I Know It, Champagne Showers and Party Rock Anthem.

LMFAO played hits from this album and the energy was fantastic.

The Take 40 Live Lounge had 150 guests, all up close with LMFAO!

The Take 40 Live Lounge has previously housed some other awesome artists including Kasabian, Maroon 5, Vanessa Amorosi and Jessie J.

Well done to all involved for putting this event together. Special thanks to Nicole Hart at Revolutions Per Minute PR, MCM Media, Entertainment Quarter staff and management, and a ton of others.

SNOW TO FALL IN SYDNEY THIS SUMMER
Stars to tap their way down the ‘white carpet’ at the Australian premiere of HAPPY FEET TWO.

Actor and comedian Robin Williams and writer-director George Miller will walk the ‘white carpet’ at the Australian premiere of their new film HAPPY FEET TWO in Sydney this Sunday (December 4). The pair will also attend the Melbourne premiere at Village Cinemas Jam Factory, South Yarra on Tuesday, December 6.

The sequel to the animated smash-hit Happy Feet reunites the Academy Award winners to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica, this time in superb 3D. Guests will also have the chance to be photographed with the film’s stars Mumbles, Erik and Lovelace.

In the film, Mumble — The Master of Tap – has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven—a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model.

Elijah Wood reprises the role of the masterful tap-dancing penguin, whose unique talents have captured the hearts of so many. “I knew that George would never do a sequel unless it was something that he felt was true to the original story and that there was another compelling story to tell.”
In fact, the same things that attracted the actor to the original film have been reprised in the sequel. “There are beautiful environmental themes throughout, pointing to the change that is occurring in our world now, and how it’s affecting our precious animals,” Wood continues. “George handles it so well, just as he did in the first film. It’s woven into the piece in an organic way, along with the themes of love and identity. I think it’s especially good for young people to see a film like this and recognize that it’s ultimately the things that differentiate us from others that are our strongest defining characteristics. Those are qualities to be celebrated, not ashamed of.”
Mumble’s best friend also returns in the sequel: Ramon, the talkative Adelie penguin, who has been drawn to Emperor Land because he finds the senoritas altas alluring. Too bad they find him alarming.

Robin Williams again voices Ramon. “He is basically still the same incurable romantic. He still loves las chicas, but he has not found the bird of his dreams. And yet, he still has an image that he is a gift to all females, that they want him in the worst way. The Adelies all are very, very machismo; so though he is small, he is fierce.”
According to co-screenwriter Gary Eck, “Robin Williams just brought so much to the table. He came up with these lines, and we sit there and you say, ‘That’s great! We’ll use that! Sure, we spent eight months coming up with that line, but you just made it even better in two seconds. So, thank you!’” he laughs.
No matter how macho he is, a penguin can only take so much rejection from the opposite sex. Realizing he’ll have no luck with the Emperor ladies, Ramon journeys back to Adelie Land, where he finds that things have changed. Not only is the ‘New Adelie Land’ full of many different species of penguin, the place is more colorful—with patches of green peeking through the snow. And so is Lovelace, the guru Rockhopper Penguin who now sports a crazy rainbow sweater.

Lovelace is also voiced again by the multi-talented Williams, who points out, “Lovelace was rescued from an oil slick. A penguin loses buoyancy in a slick, so he was scrubbed up by humans—who the penguins refer to as ‘the aliens.’ But after being cleaned up, penguins lose some of the warmth of their feathers, so there are folks who knit little sweaters for rescued penguins. They can’t swim in them, but until they’re ready for release, they wear them. Lovelace’s is striped; he looks like a tiny colorful Rasta penguin.”

Down under for for the Stereosonic, Foreshore, and Breakout festivals, and now we can reveal that LMFAO are playing at one solo show in Sydney on November 30th for the Take 40 Live Lounge presented by Debit Mastercard.

LMFAO are an electric pop duo from the States consisting of DJs Redfoo and SkyBlu, and are one of the biggest party rocking acts around.

This year the band released their second studio album Sorry For Party Rocking which spawned such epic party hits as Sexy and I Know It, Champagne Showers and Party Rock Anthem.

LMFAO will be playing hits from this album and more at this exclusive performance.

The Take 40 Live Lounge presented by Debit MasterCard will have just 150 guests within an intimate venue, and will get you up close and personal LMFAO!

The Take 40 Live Lounge presented by Debit Mastercard has housed some stellar artists in the past, with Kasabian, Maroon 5 , Vanessa Amorosi and Jessie J just to name a few!

Well done to all involved for putting this event together. Special thanks to Nicole Hart at Revolutions Per Minute PR, and a ton of others.

You wouldn't usually expect for Dave Stewart to be support for a Stevie Nicks tour, but that's exactly what's happening this Australian tour, and Sydney fans saw it happen at the iconic Sydney Entertainment Centre tonight.

Casual fans probably didn't know that Stewart produced Nicks' new album, In Your Dreams, and believe us - it's a real treat for both Stewart and Nicks' fans.

Brian McFadden acted as a bit of a third wheel, but there's no doubt McFadden still enjoys a strong fan base in Australia.

Nicks performed Fleetwood Mac's Dreams, the band's prized #1 from years gone by.

We also heard numbers from her new A Vampire's Dream, Soldier's Angel.

The new songs featured Stewart on guitar and resonated with the Sydney audience.

If you were a Nicks, Stewart or even a McFadden fan, this is the place you had to be at tonight.

Promotional information secured by the Australia promoter of the tour reads:

McManus Entertainment is thrilled to announce that Brian McFadden will be joining the legendary Stevie Nicks and Dave Stewart as a special guest for the 2011 Australian tour. McFadden will join the bill for the entire tour.

Celebrated musician and songwriter Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics will also be touring Australia for this very special show.

Joining Stevie for these special shows will be celebrated musician and songwriter Dave Stewart from Eurythmics, who co-produced Stevie's new solo album, "In Your Dreams". Fans of both Fleetwood Mac and Eurythmics will be thrilled to know that Stevie Nicks and Dave Stewart will be performing their greatest hits from their respective bands as well as highlights form their solo careers.

"I'm so excited to bring Stevie back to Australia and give her the opportunity to play to her many fans across the country," said promoter Andrew McManus. "Stevie has one of the most unique and recognisable voices in the history of popular music and is also one of the greatest songwriters of all time. And I think there will be a whole new generation of fans due to the recent episode of 'Glee' based on the legendary Fleetwood Mac album, "Rumours."

Apart from Stevie's incredible work with Fleetwood Mac, she has also had an extensive solo career, collectively having more than 40 top 50 hits and selling more than 140 million albums worldwide. Just a few of her many solo hits include Edge of Seventeen, Leather and Lace, Stand Back, Bella Donna, Rooms On Fire and Stop Draggin' My Heart Around. Stevie will also be playing songs from Fleetwood Mac's extensive back catalogue. Some of their most loved songs include Rhiannon, Gypsy, Sara, Landslide, Dreams and Seven Wonders.

Joining Stevie on her Australian tour is Grammy and BRIT Award winning musician, songwriter and producer, Dave Stewart. Dave is best known for his work with Eurythmics and recently co-produced and co-wrote many of the songs on Stevie's latest album, "In Your Dreams". The album closes with the Stevie and Dave duet Cheaper Than Free. And Stevie sang a track with Dave on his 2010 solo album, "The Blackbird Diaries". His music career spans three decades and more than 100 million album sales. Some of Dave's biggest hits include I Only Want To Be With You (The Tourists) and Eurythmics hits Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), Missionary Man, Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves, Would I Lie To You? and Thorn In My Side.

It's was a wonderful night for music fans in Sydney and a concert that anyone who attended will remember fondly for many years to come.

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